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10 Key Historical Energy Events

  • Electricity

    Electricity
    Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with the use of a kite and a key during a thunderstorm.
  • Internal Combustion Engine

    Internal Combustion Engine
    Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first automobile, with a combustion engine.
  • Electric Car

    Electric Car
    Robert Anderson invented teh first eletric car in the 1830's
  • electric Motor

    electric Motor
    Thomas Davenport invented the first electric motor.
  • Solar energy

    Solar energy
    Edmund Becquerel discovered solar energy.
  • Rechargeable Battery

    Rechargeable Battery
    Gaston Plante developed the 1st lead acid rechargeable battery. these batteries are usually seen in cars today.
  • The Light Bulb

    The Light Bulb
    Thomas Edison successfully invented the light bulb
  • Wind Turbine

    Wind Turbine
    The first electricity generating wind turbine, was a battery charging machine used by James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland.
  • The first water turbine power plant

    The first water turbine power plant
    Niagara Falls, NY, was the first site of a major power plant, which was opened by George Washington.
  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam uses hydroelectric power to create electricity.